Knoks Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Knoks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 8 | 1:256,256 | 23,728 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Knoks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Knoks Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Knoks (Russian: Кнокс) is held by more people in Latvia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Knoks.
How Common Is The Last Name Knoks? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Knoks occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Knoks reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 32 percent reside in Baltic Europe.
The last name Knoks is most numerous in Latvia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 256,256. In Latvia Knoks is most numerous in: Riga Planning Region, where 75 percent are found, Latgale, where 13 percent are found and Semigallia, where 13 percent are found. Other than Latvia it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 24 percent are found and Russia, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Knoks Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Knoks in the Russian language | ||
| Кнокс | knoks | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Knoks
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